Sierra Snow Update: St. Paddy’s Day Powder!

The view from the Zephyr Express at Northstar, March 17, 2012. (Courtesy of Northstar)

Here’s hoping that leprauchaun had a fresh wax job on his skis.

Sierra skiers and snowboarders woke up to a winter wonderland in the early part of spring today. Up to 40 inches of snow fell at most resorts in the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe. Boreal reported between 36″ and 40″ fell in the past 24 hours. Northstar sent us a note saying they saw 33″ of the white stuff.

Whichever way you cut, this was the biggest snowfall of the season. Although it’s expected to continue for the next couple of days, intermittantly, the big stuff has come and gone.

Of course, with big snow comes big danger. So be careful on the way up to the mountain.

Here are some tips the folks at Heavenly sent us in anticipation of the storm and the snowy driving conditions.